Researchers interested in Microbial Pathogenesis
Caitilyn Allen
Position title: Professor
Email:
callen
Website
Plant Pathology
Physiology and genetics of bacterial plant pathogens
Matt Anderson
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
mzanderson
Website
Genetics
Genetic diversity in Candida and eukaryotic microbial diversity in the microbiome
David Andes
Position title: Professor
Email:
dra
Website
Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Antifungal activity and drug resistance
Adam Bailey
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
albailey
Website
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Viral Pathogenesis, Zoonosis, & Medical Countermeasures
Helen Blackwell
Position title: Professor
Email:
blackwell
Website
Chemistry
Quorum sensing in animal and plant-associated bacteria, artificial bacterial signaling molecules
Curtis Brandt
Position title: Professor
Email:
crbrandt
Website
Ophthalmology/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Virology, pathogenesis of herpes simplex virus, gene therapy and antiviral drugs
Silvia Cavagnero
Position title: Professor
Email:
cavagnero
Website
Chemistry
Mechanism of protein folding, misfolding and aggregation in the bacterial cell
Joseph Dillard
Position title: Professor
Email:
jpdillard
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Johanna Elfenbein
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
jelfenbein
Website
Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella gut colonization and transmission
Katrina Forest
Position title: Professor
Email:
forest
Website
Bacteriology
Structural biology of pathogenesis
Thomas Friedrich
Position title: Professor
Email:
tfriedri
Website
Pathobiological Science
Immunity to pandemic viruses: HIV and influenza
Paul Friesen
Position title: Professor
Email:
pfriesen
Website
Biochemistry
Molecular biology of eukaryotic DNA viruses, apoptosis and retrotransposons
Katie Henzler-Wildman
Position title: Professor
Email:
henzlerwildm
Website
Biochemistry
Molecular mechanisms of drug efflux and bacterial secondary active transport
Gaelen Hess
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
ghess3
Website
Biomolecular Chemistry
Molecular Mechanisms of Secreted Effectors from Bacterial Pathogens
Andrew Hryckowian
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
hryckowian
Website
Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Gut microbiome-host interactions
Christina Hull
Position title: Professor
Email:
cmhull
Website
Biomolecular Chemistry/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of development and disease among human fungal pathogens
Tu Anh Huynh
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
thuynh6
Website
Food Science
Mechanisms of bacterial signaling, adaptation, pathogenesis, and antibiotic resistance
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Position title: Professor
Email:
kawaokay
Website
Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular mechanism of interspecies transmission of virus leading to pandemics in humans
Nancy Keller
Position title: Professor
Email:
npkeller
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Host and pathogen signals governing pathogenesis by fungi
Bruce Klein
Position title: Professor
Email:
bsklein
Website
Pediatrics/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Microbial-host interactions and pathogenesis
Laura Knoll
Position title: Professor
Email:
ljknoll
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of development and pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii
Mark Mandel
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
mmandel
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Bacterial colonization of host epithelial tissue, Vibrio fischeri-squid symbiosis
Elebeoba May
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
emay5
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Multi-scale, predictive models of host-pathogen interactions and biological systems
Charlie Mo
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
cymo
Website
Bacteriology
Interface between CRISPR-Cas systems, bacterial variation and selection
Jeniel Nett
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
jenett
Website
Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Immune responses to fungal biofilm infection
David O'Connor
Position title: Professor
Email:
dhoconno
Website
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Genomics, pathogenesis, and immunology of viral diseases
Shelby O'Connor
Position title: Professor
Email:
slfeinberg
Website
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Host and vaccine-elicited pathogen immunity
Caitlin Pepperell
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
cspepper
Website
Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases
Matt Reynolds
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
mrreynol
Website
Pathobiological Sciences
Investigate adaptive immune responses to prevent or eliminate AIDS virus infections
Wilmara Salgado-Pabón
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
wsalgado
Website
Pathobiological Sciences
Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus
JD Sauer
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
sauer3
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Bacterial pathogenesis
Judy Smith
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
jsmith27
Website
Pediatrics/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
The intersection of endoplasmic reticulum stress, infectious and inflammatory diseases
Vanessa Sperandio
Position title: Professor
Email:
vsperandio
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Enteric pathogens sensing and responding within the intestine.
Adel Talaat
Position title: Professor
Email:
atalaat
Website
Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular pathogenesis of tuberculosis and paratuberculosis
Ophelia Venturelli
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
venturelli
Website
Biochemistry
Microbial communities, microbial metabolism, host-microbe interactions, microbiome engineering
Thea Whitman
Position title: Associate Professor
Email:
twhitman
Website
Soil Science
Microbial ecology, terrestrial biogeochemistry, bioinformatics, and stable isotopes
Jon Woods
Position title: Professor
Email:
jpwoods
Website
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Pathogenic mechanisms host-parasite interactions